Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)NoticesSouth African Seed Potato Certification Scheme23. Harvesting and storage requirements |
| (1) | If potato tubers from an infected or a presumably infected unit, as referred to in section 8, have been lifted, transported from or sorted, the equipment used for the lifting, transporting or sorting of such tubers shall be effectively decontaminated with a suitable agent before it is used again for the lifting, transporting or sorting of seed potatoes. |
| (2) | Seed potatoes intended for certification or that have been certified shall at all times be stored in a manner so that— |
| (a) | it is protected against physiological and physical damage; |
| (b) | seed potatoes cultivated on different units can be identified clearly and conspicuously; |
| (c) | seed potatoes of different varieties can be identified clearly and conspicuously; |
| (d) | it is not kept or handled simultaneously in the same store with potatoes originating from unregistered units; and |
| (e) | notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (d), where potatoes from unregistered units are handled by the grower in the same store as potatoes from registered units, the store and all apparatus shall be disinfected with a suitable agent, prior to the handling and sorting of seed potatoes intended for certification. |